
9 hotels in Riga hold Green Key certification. Each one is audited by an outside body, on a schedule it does not set itself.
Wikimedia CommonsRadisson Blu Daugava HotelAn upscale hotel overlooking the Daugava River in Riga, offering extensive facilities and views of the old town.EV charging on siteIndependently certified
Wikimedia CommonsRadisson Blu Hotel LatvijaRadisson Blu Hotel Latvija is a prominent high-rise landmark in the center of Riga, offering panoramic city views. The hotel features modern guest rooIndependently certified
Wikimedia CommonsRadisson Blu Elizabete HotelRadisson Blu Elizabete Hotel is an upscale, full-service hotel in central Riga, Latvia. Radisson Blu is positioned for business and leisure travelers Independently certifiedGreen Key audits a hotel against roughly 100 criteria, some mandatory and some scored, covering water and energy use, waste separation, cleaning chemicals, food sourcing and staff training. A hotel applies, documents each criterion, and is then visited on site. Certification runs for one year, so a hotel keeps it only by re-submitting evidence and passing another visit. It is the largest scheme in this catalogue and the one you will meet most often across Europe.
Green Key measures management practice, not carbon. A large hotel with a pool and air conditioning can hold the certificate while using far more energy per guest than an uncertified guesthouse down the road — it is being judged on whether it manages its resources deliberately, not on the size of its footprint. The scoring is also weighted towards documentation, so a hotel with good records can outscore one that quietly does better.